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Show UMPIRES NAMED FORTHESEASON March 1 as Training Date of Clubs Made Hard and Fast Rule. New York, Feb. 9. Although the principal business for the National league clubownera gathered here for their annual schedule meeting, which began today, was to ratify and adopt the playing dates for the coming season, sea-son, that matter was laid over until tomorrow, when the schedule will be taken up Immediately after the meet ing reconvenes In the forenoon. U the session of the board of directors di-rectors which preceded the regular meeting today, President Toner announced an-nounced that he had appointed as um-I um-I ires the following: R. D Eimslie, William K. Kicm. Mai Bason, William Uvron, E C (.Juiglev, William and Al Orth. George Cockill. who was manager of the Harrisburg club of the Tri-state Tri-state league, but there la still a va cancy to be filed on the regular, staff. C harles Rigler has not been signed so far. Secretary John A Heydler stated that no application for a position had been received from Henry O'Day. Instead of revoking the edict that no players be sent into training camps by any club before March 1 each year, this was made a hard ana fast rule and read into the constitution. constitu-tion. Similar action was taken as to the revision of the player limit from twenty-five to twenty-one, adopted at the December meeting. New York club representatives tried to have the limit raised to twenty-two, twenty-two, but this was voted down. In addition all player managers who participate par-ticipate in one or more games during dur-ing the season are to be included in the player limit of twenty-one. which will be the maximum from May 1 to September 1 each year. Chairman Herrmanu of the committee commit-tee on constitution submitted an amendment providing that there shall , be no recall after a waiver has been asked on a player, which will be din-ouased din-ouased tomorrow and probably will be adopted. A letter was received from the International In-ternational league asking lor permis-' permis-' bion to place a club in the Bronx borough of this city, but no action was taken In the mutter Every eluo in the league was represented at the meeting, which adjourned late in tin-day tin-day until 10 a m tomorrow. 1 Manager Bresnahan of Chicago. Mo-ran Mo-ran of Philadelphia, Ilerzo? of Cincinnati Cincin-nati and lluggins of St Louis held' several consultations while the meeting meet-ing wa going on. Manager McGraw Of the local club is due here tonight ; rom his oban trip and it is expected ex-pected that the exchange market will take on a lively tone when these five pet together tomorrow. president Harry ttempstead ol the New Sort National said that he v.a3 opposed to the international league transferring Ita Jersey City franchise 1 (,, the Bronx Hempstead said he did DOt think th( matter would come be- ire the National league meeting. His objection, if persisted in, is enough to block the proposition. president Harrow of the International Interna-tional league has sent out a call for a print: meeting to be held here February Febru-ary 15 Each club is expected to deposit de-posit $10,000 at this meeting to serve ns a war fund |